Ch.407# EP.

Thud!

A gray-haired boy who had been resting on a bed in the Turtle Federation Knights’ quarters suddenly grabbed his eyes and rolled on the floor.

“Ugh!”

“De-Derrick, what’s wrong?!”

“I-I’m fine. I was just a bit surprised.”

“What…?”

“…It seems our instructor is still working hard.”

“??”

Derrick had previously used a skill with his instructor’s consent.

It was a skill called [Marking], which allowed him to track someone’s survival status and location (within about 50km).

But, could it be?

‘…I had no idea it had this function?’

He never knew it came with this feature.

-Ding.

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Name: [Ihan Turtle]

Race: [??]

Traits: [Vajra Warrior(Lv.8+0.5), Strong Regeneration(Lv.8), New-Body Immune to All Poisons(Lv.8+0.5), Grand Master(Lv.8+0.4), Spell Slayer(Lv.7), Saint’s Blessing(Lv.5), New-Demon Hunter(Lv.5), (Temporary)-Servant of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva(Lv.8+0.5)]

Vajra Warrior: A trait gained when a Vajra monk who views women as stones obtains mountain-moving strength. Can use dharma power, and the strength of the Vajra Warrior suppresses evil magic and destroys wickedness.

+Mountain-moving strength applied.

+Defense increased.

+30% increased attack power against evil beings.

Strong Regeneration: A trait that can only be obtained by those who have successfully refined their body. Increases regeneration of the entire body including skin, bones, muscles, nerves, and organs. The body becomes tougher with repeated physical training accompanied by pain.

+Able to deflect most impacts.

+Physical strengthening with each injury and recovery.

Body Immune to All Poisons: A trait that can only be obtained by training poison resistance to its limit. Can overcome ten thousand combinations of poisons, and can digest inedible substances including curses, poisons, and sand.

+Linked with <Spell Slayer> and <Demon Hunter>.

+Due to the influence of these two traits, can digest poison energy, hellish demonic energy, magic power, and sorcery power, converting them into nutrients.

Grand Master: A trait born from the combination of a master’s qualities, extraordinary senses, and indomitability. A martial artist who has founded a new school that transcends the era beyond being merely unique. Creates and combines new martial arts in real-time.

+(Unknown).

Spell Slayer: A trait given to those who have completed the Mage’s Natural Enemy quest. Instills psychological fear in mages in addition to magic resistance.

+Activates the trait <Judge> according to mage hatred value, an evolved form of the trait <Berserker> that prevents health from dropping until all enemies are annihilated.

Saint’s Blessing: A trait given to those blessed by saints and holy people. Brings consecutive luck and allows free use of holy artifacts even if they don’t belong to you.

+Can use holy laws.

+Activates the trait <Holy Warrior-Monk> when learning holy power.

+Blessed by saints including the Great Saint, and can resist not only curses but also the power of [Mystery].

New-Demon Hunter: A trait that can only be obtained by hunting more than a hundred demons. The power of this trait strengthens as more demons are hunted.

+Gains 40% physical ability when facing demons and magical beasts.

(Temporary Trait)-Servant of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva: A trait that can only be used ‘temporarily’ by those who possess ‘compassion for children’, ‘perform salvation’, and have four traits: <Vajra Warrior>, <Spell Slayer>, <Demon Hunter>, and <Saint’s Blessing>. Can temporarily borrow the authority of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and gain advantage against beings belonging to hell.

+Can temporarily borrow the power of either <Poisonless Ghost King> or <Enlightened One>, servants of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

-Power of the Poisonless Ghost King: The power of the king of demons, preventing health from dropping when facing evil beings.

-Sermon of the Enlightened One: The power of one who has attained great enlightenment, capable of reforming even the hearts of demons and evil people.

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“…Has Buddha descended?”

Derrick was genuinely curious about what this man had been doing to obtain such legendary traits.

Especially Servant of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?

‘Traits bearing the names of mythical beings can overcome even level differences….’

But obtaining such traits is nothing short of miraculous.

Especially considering the vague conditions like compassion for children and salvation, plus the process of obtaining those four traits…

Even if temporary, that trait is truly…

‘The ultimate power.’

I don’t know what he’s fighting against, but…

“At this rate, he’ll reach nirvana.”

Derrick couldn’t even laugh at his own comment, unable to dismiss it as merely a joke.

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KWAAAANG!

Flames of the Sulfur Hell.

This was the name of the flames spewed by the serpent that now had four heads. These flames, mixed with hellish demonic energy, were not only hot but also contained cursed energy.

To describe their power, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call them radioactive flames, though only Ihan and two other possessed individuals would understand this reference.

But one thing was certain: these were the flames of hell, and humanity was not yet capable of resisting them.

Sulfuric flames that would eat away at one’s soul, enveloping survivors in eternal curses, pain, and hallucinations.

Is this what the calamitous flames of destruction would be like?

It would not be an exaggeration to call it the beginning of doom.

Sizzle-

But.

WHOOSH!

The calamitous flames that had returned to the human world, the flames of the Sulfur Hell, were being extinguished by seemingly fragile lotus flowers.

The lotus flowers consumed the flames wherever they touched, which was actually impossible.

How could anything in the human world extinguish the flames of the Sulfur Hell?

And a mere lotus flower at that?!

SPLASH!

But this lotus was special.

The Vajra Warrior’s lotus that overcame even hellish demonic energy and withstood the main attack of the grand sorcerer.

It looked so fresh that it seemed to be full of moisture, and each droplet of that moisture was Buddha’s nectar coated with the power of prajna.

Hissss…!!

Steam rose.

Finally, the Vajra Warrior’s lotus had subdued the flames of the Sulfur Hell.

Heave-!

“AAAAAAHHH…!!!”

The warrior seized the opportunity and heightened his momentum.

[!!!]

[Y-You!]

[What the-!]

The serpent’s body, which was beyond house-sized and more like a building in its magnificent size, heaved.

It wasn’t the serpent moving its body, but the Vajra Warrior pushing the serpent back.

The formidable strength displayed by the tiny human, not even one-thousandth the size of the serpent, was enough to move mountains.

Mountain-moving strength!

The warrior’s power and spirit, which had thrown even the Celestial Bull Gugalanna the day before, now mercilessly pushed back the serpent.

CRAAACK!

[KAHAAACK?!]

The serpent let out a roar mixed with bewilderment, anger, displeasure, and astonishment as it struggled, but the warrior continued to push it back relentlessly.

During this process, astronomical property damage occurred to various buildings and homes, but compared to driving this demonic serpent out of the city, it was an incredibly small sacrifice.

Also, whether by chance or intention, there were no human presences in the direction the warrior was pushing…

CRASH!

There was no hesitation.

“AAAAAAHHH!”

The warrior’s roar, now sounding more like a scream than a battle cry, grew increasingly louder, and the warrior clenched his fist.

One step outside the city…!

But being satisfied with pushing it back just one step wasn’t enough.

If the serpent moved its massive body even slightly, it would re-enter the city, and protecting civilians would make fighting itself difficult.

Therefore.

‘I must drive it away completely right now!’

He needed to throw this creature far away.

To turn the tide.

CRUNCH!

Strength.

The crystallization of power that the warrior had perfected in the past screamed after a long time.

Since completing his indestructible Vajra body, he rarely experienced such strain, but now he was far exceeding his capacity limits.

But at this moment, he had to push beyond his limits.

This was the time to fight, the time to win!

So!

BOOM-! BOOOOM-!!

A 30-fold stack with no preparatory movement!

Having never stacked this much power at once, his muscles naturally screamed in protest as he further mixed in the principles of the Hundred Step Divine Fist.

As he prepared to launch this creature with the compressed power of the Hundred Step Divine Fist, the Vajra Warrior’s fist evolved beyond its limits.

WHOOSH!

Namely.

– [Vajra Immovable Divine Fist!]

WHOOOOSH!

The true divine fist of the Vajra Warrior was unleashed.

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WHOOOOSH!

…People witnessed something they had never seen before.

Not just a mountain-sized snake being pushed back, but a creature of that size flying through the air.

It wasn’t a bird, nor did it have wings-

WHOOOOM!

It flew through the sky and fell far away.

The snake, thrown about a hundred meters, rolled on the ground as it fell, and suddenly-

THUD! The ground shook.

People who were fleeing in the distance lost their balance and fell again, but they didn’t even feel the pain.

…They just stared blankly in the direction where the monster had flown.

At that moment.

“What are you doing?! Why aren’t you running away?!”

A man in priest’s robes shouted, bringing them back to their senses.

“It’s not over yet! That monster won’t die from just this! So hurry up and run! Run quickly!”

Korin, the church’s apprentice priest, shouted as he pushed the civilians forward.

It’s not over yet.

Only then did people start running urgently again, but their gazes were still fixed on their hometown that had become a battlefield.

With hope that they could win.

However…

‘This won’t work!’

Korin’s view was extremely pessimistic.

That snake-formed demon.

Not only could it speak, but it had devoured hundreds of people.

It had also consumed dozens of clowns with the life force of a hundred people each.

And yet it was still growing and hadn’t displayed its full power.

This meant…

‘That’s a Demon Lord class! No doubt about it!’

Among the countless demons of hell, only 108 demons had reached this pinnacle of demonkind.

Korin particularly remembered what the creature had said when it first descended.

‘It descended to this land after 4,000 years, and there’s only one multi-headed snake demon that calls the White-Feathered Serpent, the land god of the vast jungle and tribal god of the barbarians, its nemesis!

The king of snakes.

Defeated by an ancient hero and cast into hell, but eventually rose to become a Demon Lord of hell.

‘Hydra!’

Called the child of the primordial dragon, but a fallen divine beast…!

BOOOOM!

[[[KIAAAACK!!]]]

The snake, now with six heads, roared.

Before the aura that would instill fear in any living being, making their feet falter…

“─HAAAAAAAA!!!!”

WHOOOOSH!

…The Vajra Warrior’s lion’s roar, no, phoenix roar, neutralized the mythical beast’s howl.

“…What on earth is that man?”

Korin trembled for a different reason as he faced the absurd strength that even diluted the fear of the monster.